Episode 10, "The Winder of Winter," was shocking and epic, but
there was one lesser character’s comeuppance that some fans
were thrilled to see — the torture of Septa Unella at
the hands of Gregor Clegane, aka the Mountain.

"You're not going to die today."HBO

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Unella was a devoted follower of the High Sparrow and a septa of
the Faith of the Seven. Described as big boned and homely in the
books, Unella is shown as Cersei's chief tormenter both
during her imprisonment in the Great Sept of Baelor as well as
during her walk of shame.

Unella would visit Cersei in season five in her cell and would
torture her by offering a ladle of water on the condition that
she confess. Cersei, infuriated by Unella, tells the septa that
her face will be the last one she sees before she dies — though
it was an empty threat then, it certainly wasn't now.

Eventually, Cersei confessed to her adultery and was allowed
to return to the Red Keep, but only after she walked naked
through King’s Landing as a sign of her repentance. The entire
walk, Septa Unella talks behind her crying out “Shame!” while
ringing a bell to attract the attention of the people of King’s
Landing.

This scene even became a
bit of a meme across Reddit and Twitter as fans began using
the image of Septa Unella or a GIF of her saying "Shame" over and
over again in season five.

The last time we saw Unella, she had been assigned to watch over
Queen Margaery non-stop in the Red Keep. It appeared the Faith
had finally won and were in charge in the Red Keep and King's
Landing.

And now, her change of fortune could not have been more
pronounced.

In episode 10, Septa Unella awoke to Cersei pouring wine all
over her and asking her to confess, much like she had asked
Cersei repeatedly to confess while she was imprisoned in the
sept.

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Then Cersei had perhaps the most amazing monologue of the entire
night:

"Confess, it felt good," she begins, "Beating me, starving me,
frightening me, humiliating me. You didn't do it because you
cared about my atonement, you did it because it felt good. I
understand. I do things because they feel good. I drink because
it feels good. I killed my husband because it felt good to be rid
of him. I f--- my brother, because it feels good to feel him
inside of me. I lie about f---ing my brother, because it feels
good to keep our son safe from hateful hypocrites. I killed your
High Sparrow, and all his little sparrows, all his septons and
all his septas, all his filthy soldiers because it felt good
to watch them burn. It felt good to imagine their shock and
their pain. No thought has ever given me greater joy. Even
confessing feels good under the right circumstances."

And then, the death knell: "I said my face would be the last
thing you saw before you die, do you remember?" she asks the
septa.

Though Unella at first believes this is a good thing — that
Cersei will kill her quickly and she'll be able to meet the gods
— it didn't quite work out that way.

And while it was a truly shocking scene to watch, Lena Headey who
plays Cersei told Entertainment Weekly the scene was almost
much more graphic.

"The septa scene was supposed to be much worse,"
Headey said. "The scene was meant to be worse, but they
couldn’t do it. This is like the tame version. It’s pretty bad
still though. I’d take being exploded in the Sept over that any
day."

Though it was a smaller moment among many, many other deaths
during this finale episode, it was satisfying in a way to watch
Cersei keep her word to the unmovable septa.